There are 2 ways to get from Messina to Alexandria by train, plane, or bus
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Train, fly to Borg El Arab, bus
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Borg El Arab (HBE)plane CTA - HBE
- Take the bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stnbus
11h 11mTrain, fly to Cairo International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Cairo International Airport (CAI)plane CTA - CAI
- Take the bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandriabus
13h 24m$173–347
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Borg El Arab (HBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which costs $170 - $350 and takes 13h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Alexandria is to train and fly and bus which takes 13h 24m and costs $170 - $350.
The distance between Messina and Alexandria is 1671 km.
It takes approximately 11h 11m to get from Messina to Alexandria, including transfers.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Alexandria.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Alexandria, Egypt?
There is no direct connection from Messina to Alexandria. However, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Borg El Arab (HBE), walk to Borg El Arab Airport, then take the bus to Moharam Bek Bus Stn. Alternatively, you can take the train to Catania Centrale, walk to Catania Via Archimede, take the bus to Catania Airport, walk to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) airport, fly to Cairo International Airport (CAI), walk to Cairo Airport, then take the bus to Alexandria.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–450
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Borg El Arab via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Cairo International Airport via Sharm el-Sheikh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Borg El Arab Airport to Moharam Bek Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Cairo Airport to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
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